Australia has secured 13 finalist nominations for 2016 INMA Global Media Awards, making the Australian news media publishers’ finalists tally second only to the USA.

The announcement:

Australia’s news media publishers have received an impressive 13 finalist nominations, second only to the USA, in the 2016 INMA (International News Media Association) Global Media Awards announced this week.

Australia’s 13 nominations places it ahead of Canada with 12, India and Brazil with nine finalists each, UK and Norway with eight, and New Zealand with seven finalists. The US received 19 finalist nominations.

Of the 13 Australian nominations, News Corp Australia received 10 nominations, APN News & Media received two and Fairfax Media received one. Fairfax Media also received five nominations for its New Zealand publications, with APN News & Media’s NZME receiving two nominations.

“Our impressive list of finalist nominations proves that Australian news media publishers are among the best world in terms of innovative print and digital solutions that engage our audiences, deliver results for advertisers and grow revenue,” The Newspaper Works Marketing Director Charlie Murdoch said.

The 2016 INMA Global Media Awards competition received 699 entries from 264 news brands across 40 countries. The Global Media Awards competition was judged in February by an international panel of 41 executives from 19 countries representing stakeholders in the media industry.

The Newspaper Works CEO Mark Hollands judged various categories, though none in which member titles were finalists.

The INMA Global Media Award winners will be announced on Tuesday 24 May 2016 in London.